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495. It was narrated from Ibn Shihâb that 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Azîz delayed the 'Asr prayer a little. 'Urwah said to him: "Jibrîl came down and led the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ in prayer." 'Umar said: "Watch what you are saying, O 'Urwah!" He said: "I heard Bashîr bin Abî Mas'ûd say: 'I heard Abû Mas'ûd say: "I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: 'Jibrîl came down and led me in prayer, and I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him, then I prayed with him - and he counted off five prayers on his fingers.''" (Šahîh)
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Commentary
1. 'Umar bin Abd Al-Aziz ﷺ had delayed or deferred the mid-afternoon prayer ('Asr) from its desirable time and not from its absolute time. Urwah's objective was to emphasize that the time of a prayer is very significant - so much so that the Angel Jibril ﷺ had descended to show the various times of the prayer. Hence, one should not be negligent or lazy in the performance of prayer on time.
2. It has been narrated that after hearing this report, he never delayed in the performance of prayers.
